Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

So I Shot This Video….

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I know this is a dog blog, but I shot this video and I’ve been trying to figure out a time to share it. It seems I’ve had a lot to write about in the almost two weeks since I shot the video.

I was going to link it up to the Tasty Tuesday blog hop and then I figured well……it wasn’t actually tasteFUL.

Let me set the scene.

I had gone home on my lunch to get a quick walk in with the dogs.  As I was backing out of the driveway I happened to see the neighbor’s cat just a couple of houses up.  The cat appeared to be playing with something.   At first I thought it was a leaf, but I quickly realized it was not.  I thought it might be a mouse.

I’ve never seen a cat CATCH a mouse before, so I was intrigued.  I turned around and started inching my way up the street.

This disturbed the cat, and caused him to stop and regard me suspiciously.  I got as close as as could without scaring the cat off.  Even still, the cat would stop every so often and stare at me.

I pulled my cell phone out of my purse and sat there with it trained on the cat, at this point I still had no idea what the cat was chasing, until it ran directly at my driver’s door and I realized it was a chipmunk.

The little bobble at the end is when I turned around and said, “Oh shit, where’d they go?”  I was afraid they were under the car and I would run over them as I left.  As it turned out, they weren’t.

And yes, the cat did catch the chipmunk.

Sorry for the blurry photo, the camera in my cell phone is supposed to be better than my point and shoot, but I don’t agree.

Follow-Up Friday

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For those new to the blog, my follow-up Friday provides me with an opportunity to update or revise a post from the previous week.

You know sometimes you post about something and you need an update but it doesn’t warrant a whole blog.  Or sometimes someone made a comment that really resonated with you.  Yup, Follow-Up Friday baby!

Another Year Gone By – Part 2 – UPDATE

When I write a post I try to ask a question at the end.  I do this because I like developing friendships and I think a sharing of information is one of the ways to do that.

That being said, I wonder if I should have asked what you worried about, because now added to my already semi-long list is:

  • Something happening to the dogs after normal office hours and having to rely on an emergency vet who doesn’t know your pet.  Jan from The Poodle and the Dog Blog.  (Plus I might add, I’ve heard horror stories about the two emergency vets in my area.)
  • An imbedded cheat grass seed.  AND Blastomycosis. (A condition caused by fungus that flourishes in moist soil with an abundance of decaying matter.)  Not to mention the vet thinks Thunder’s bloat was caused by an allergic reaction to a possible insect bite.  2 BrownDawgs Blog
  • MRSA (siriusly, it never dawned on me that dogs could get MRSA!) AND bone cancer.  Jen from My Brown Newfies.

Gosh and I have another 4 months before Sampson goes to the vet!

Just One Day – Author’s Note

I did post a comment on their facebook page asking if they had hard numbers of how many animals were adopted on June 11th, but so far I haven’t seen an answer.  Which doesn’t mean they didn’t answer, it just means that facebook changed my feed and I can’t figure out how to work it. LOL

WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday – Author’s Note

I had a great idea from some of the comments left on this post.  It will be the basis for my next Blog The Change post.

I did see a story on my news this morning about school buses  carrying cameras to ensure the children are safe.  Wouldn’t that be a great tool to use to hunt down help find those stinkin losers that toss away or abuse animals?

Oh the task force I would have!!

Thankful Thursday

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So many times I write my blog with nothing but complaints. 🙁  What can I say, I try to be the glass half-full kind of girl – until I’m not. 🙂

When I look at my life objectively, I really have been blessed.  I have an awesome family, two incredible dogs, a roof over my head, a job and an amazing blogging family.

I am resolving to be more like the dogs and just roll with it, or in it if the occasion calls for it. 🙂

Having typed said that, I have also been very blessed to be honored by some of my fellow bloggers.  (Siriusly, if I’ve typed it, have I actually said it?  Or do I need to say it out loud as I’m typing it for it to count?)

The Sunshine Award

Two Thursdays ago I was awarded The Sunshine Award from one of my newest blogging friends, Jetty over at “Hey It’s Jet Here.”  Sorry for taking so long to acknowledge this Jetty, I do appreciate you thinking of us.

There are guidelines which go with this award and they are as follows:

Link the award to the person who gave it to you.

See above. 🙂

Answer the questions that come with it.
  • Favorite number: 4 or 13 it’s a toss-up, but probably 4.
  • Favorite Non-alcoholic drink: Seltzer
  • Facebook or Twitter:  Facebook, it takes a while for me to catch on to some technologies. 🙂
  • My Passion:  Helping animals.
  • Favorite pattern:  There are patterns? I’m pretty typically a solid color person myself.
  • Favorite Day of the Week:  I’d have to say Sundays, those are generally my chill days.
  • Favorite Flower: Sweet Pea.
Pass it along to 10 people and let them know they have received it.

This is the part I don’t like.  Not that I don’t love all of your blogs, but it is hard choosing just 10, so I’m passing it out to anyone who wants it.  😉 Take the badge and share the love.

You Make Me Shine

THEN…..as if the Sunshine award wasn’t enough, yesterday our dear friend Bassa celebrated her one year of blogging, by creating the “You Make Me Shine Award.”  Celebrating 52 weeks of blogging, this award was bestowed on 52 blogs and I’m so honored to be listed with so many amazing and talented bloggers.

Check out this photo of Bassa, if that doesn’t bring a smile to your face I don’t know what will.

Bassa, thank you so much for sharing this award with me.  Your daily observations on your walks have been a bright spot in many of my days.  I’m thankful for you and your blog and of course the tall person. 🙂

What do you have to be thankful for today?

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